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Even the fantasy world of “Game of Thrones” isn’t immune to scrutiny when it comes to racial diversity. In response to a recent fan’s comment on his blog, George R.R. Martin has promised some “characters of color” in his upcoming “The Winds of Winter,” the next book in “A Song of Ice and Fire.”

The fan, who identified herself as an African-American female, wrote in a comment titled “I Love GOT but the lack of diversity really hurts”: “So far in the series there has only been one black woman with a speaking role and while i love that she’s getting a romantic storyline too but that hasn’t been enough for me.” The reader went on to say that she hoped to dress as “someone other than Black Daenerys for a change.”

At Comic-Con today, along with George R.R. Martincausing a mother of dragons-based stir, HBO announced a handful of new characters set to appear in the fantasy series’ fifth season. Take a deep breath, because here they are.

Doran Martell, an “even-tempered” older brother to the late Prince Oberyn Martell, will be played by Alexander Siddig. His son, Trystane Martell, will be played by Toby Sebastian – who is in line to heir Dorne. “People all over the world dream of being a part of this,” Sebastian said in a teaser video. Read More »

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.